To no one's surprise, pigs did not fly Tuesday night. Nor did hell freeze over. Nor, yet again, did the Dallas Mavericks experience luck in the NBA draft lottery.
The Mavericks entered the draft lottery tied for the seventh-best odds with New Orleans and Memphis. Dallas drew the 10th pick, marking the 15th time in as many trips to the lottery that the Mavericks failed to draw a better pick than their odds dictated.
As a result, the Mavericks convey their first-round pick in this June's draft to Atlanta as compensation to complete last June's trade with the Hawks that sent No.